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VolumeXVl.—Numberjg. Edenton's Colonials j Hold Slim Margin r For Lead In League Rain Caused Postpone ment of Four Con secutive Games STANDING OF CLUBS Edenton 23 14 .622 Colerain 22 14 .611 Plymouth 22 15 .595 Hertford 16 20 .444 Windsor 16 20 .444 . Elizabeth City 10 26 .278 Due to one shower of rain after another for almost a week now, the Edenton Colonials, as well as most all of the Albemarle League teams, have been forced into a prolonged period of idleness, which has played havoc with the financial angle of eyery team in the circuit. The Colonials played their first game since Tuesday night of last week on Monday night at Plymouth, although on two occasions games were started but were washed out be fore more than one inning was play ed. Games on Wednesday, Thursday/ Friday and Saturday nights were rained out, so that all of the teams in the eircuit have games to foe made up. A Close race has developed with the , Colonials leading Colerain by half a game for the lead. The Colonials have fwon 23 and lost 14, while Colerain won 22 and lost 14. Plymouth is not far behind with 22 wins and 15 loses. Hertford and Windsor are tied for fourth place, each won 16 and lost 20. Elizabeth City, in the cellar, has won 10 and lost 26. Edenton 11, Plymouth 4 In Plymouth Monday night the Co lonials had two big innings to trounce the Rams 11-4. The Colonials tallied four runs in the fourth frame and seven in the eighth. The Colonials gathered 13 hits off Sexton, Keane and Lee, while Stanley Johnson, who went the entire route on the mound for the Colonials, gave up nine hits. Hoch and Fulghum were the big guns at bat for Edenton, each chalking up three hits. Parker and Murphy made two hits apiece. Plymouth took the lead in the third inning by scoring one run, added two in the sixth and one in the ninth, when Catcher Moss hit a home run. Moss led at bat with three hits. Edenton 6, Plymouth 7 The Plymouth Rams evened the series on Hicks Field Tuesday night when they won a 10-inning game 7-6. ' It was a field day for the pitchers with each team using four mounds men during the game. Herman started on the mound for Edenton and had things his own way until the sixth wflien the Rams made three hits which netted two runs. He held it out until the ninth when three morf hits gave up three runs. Lynch k was sent in, but after walking two r men, Earl Goodwin was called to the mound. Goodwin walked the first (Continued on Page Seven) Boats Arrive For Watermelon Crop Crop Off 50% But Price f And Quality Report ed as Good With the Chowan watermelon season at hand boats are beginning to put in an appearance in the Edenton har bor, three of the boats being docked as of Wednesday morning awaiting movement of the melons in quantity. Prospects are not so bright for this year’s melon crop in Chowan, due to damage by rain, which is estimated to have damaged the crop as a whole about 60 per cent. County Agent C.* W. Overman stat ed Tuesday of this week that while the watermelon acreage is larger this year in the county, the ydeld is ex- i L pected to be from 50 to 60 per cent r less per acre. The bright side | of the picture, however is that while : the size has been affected, prices have been good and the quality of the watermelons also very good. Revival Begins Monday & Night At Evans Church According to the Rev. E. R. Meek ins, pastor of Evans Methodist Church | a revival meeting will be held in the 4 Church beginning Monday night and continue for a week. The preacher for the meetings will I be the Rev. C. K. Wright of Goldston, 1 N. C. i The public is cordially invited to f attend all services. THE CHOWAN HERALD ■ " l 1 ' " 111 , 1 —' i ■■■■■ HR"'? > JffjrJy! • 111 JU V" REFUELING OPERATIONS UNDER ADVERSE SEA CONDITIONS—The USS ZELLARS (DD-777) is shown alongside and refueling from the USS KEARSARGE during recent maneuvers in northern Atlantic waters. (Official U. S. Navy photo.) Released by National Military Establishment Lupton Is Installed As New President Edenton Lions Club Dr. Griffin Instals Of ficers at Meeting Monday Night New officers of the Edenton Lions Club for the ensuing year were in stalled at a meeting of the club held Monday night. The installation cere mony was performed by Dr. Wallace S. Griffin and William S. Privott pre sented a past president’s pin to Dr. Martin Wisely, retiring president. Hector Lupton succeeds Dr. Wisely as president. In relinquishing the gavel to the new president, Dr. Wisely expressed his appreciation to the members of the club for the cooperation given him during his term of office and pledged his cooperation and support to the incoming officers of the club. Jfr. Lupton expressed his appreciation for the honor of being chosen presi dent and asked for the help and co operation of members during the year. The new officers of the club are: President, Hector Lupton; first vice president, Earl Harrell, second vice president, J. R. Byrum; third vice president, Jesse Harrell; tail twister, Jimmie Partin; Lion tamer, R. E. Aiken, Jr.; Chorister, O. E. Duncan; pianist, Earl Harrell; directors for one year, Herbert Hollowell and Geo. C. Hoskins; directors for two years, Kermit Layton and Bruce Jones; sec retary-treasurer, W. J. Taylor. President Lupton announced the following committee appointments to serve during the year: Program Committee—N. J. George, Chairman, R. ,W. Leary, Jr., L. H. Haskett, Bruce Jones. Finance Committee —R. E. Aiken, Jr., Johnnie Curran, G. C. Hoskins. Membership Committee Ralph Parrish, O. E. Duncan, W. W. Byrum. Attendance Committee Herbert Hollowell, Ernest Ward, Jr., John Goodwin. Constitution and Bylaws—W. S. Griffin and R. C. Holland. Lions Education —W. S. Griffin and George Thompson. Sight Conservation —Martin Wisely and W. J. Taylor. (Continued on Page Ten) West Leary Zone Chairman Os Lions Appointment Announc ed By District Gov ernor Day Edenton Lions Club and West Leary, Jr., in particular has been sig nally honored by the appointment of Mr. Leary as zone chairman for Zone 1, which comprises Edenton, Hert ford and Elizabeth City. The appointment was announced by Louis K. - Day of Rocky Mount, governor of District 31-c. Mr. Leary is a charter member of the Edenton Lions Club, a past presi dent of the club, and has been very active in all activities since the Lions organized in Edenton. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Ben Askew, a 7%-pound son, Monday, July 18, in Lake view Hospital, Suffolk. The newcomer’s name is Benjamin Frank lin Askew. Jr. Mrs. Askew is the former Miss Lillian Byrum, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Byrum. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina,Thursday, July 21,1949. FLUE-CURED TOBACCO MARKETING QUOTA RETERENDIin WIL BE HDD ON SATUMUT Tobacco Producers Urged to Cast Ballot Express ing Wishes Regarding Marketing Quotas And Acreage Allotments “Vote your own way, but by all means vote,” is the final appeal made this week to tobacco growers of Chowan county by J. M. Price, se cretary to the County A. C. A. Com mittee, in urging farmers to partici pate in the flue-cured tobacco referen , dum on Saturday, July 23. “Congress has made it possible for farmers to decide whether or not they want marketing quotas and acreage allotments continued on flue-cured tobacco,” said Mr. Price. “It is up to us to go to the polls and state our preference. Marketing quotas furnish growers with a method of adjusting supply to demand and can help secure fair prices for the tobacco they pro duce,” he said Growers will vote on three pro positions: (1) Do you favor market ing quotas for three years—l9so, 1951, and 1952; (2) do you favor the quota for one year, 1950, but oppose quotas for three years; or (3) are you opposed to any quota? Any person who has an interest in the 1949 crop of flue-cured tobacco as owner, tenant, or share cropper, is eligible to vote in the referendum. No person is entitled to cast more than one *mte even though he may Hicks Brothers Lease Tobacco Warehouse Will Sell ~Crop Under Government Graders In Windsor Francis Hicks, local auctioneer, and his brother, Farrar Hicks of Wilson, also an auctioneer, have leased Far mer’s Warehouses 1 and 2 at Windsor and will operate a tobacco market this year. The warehouses will open to dispose of the 1949 tobacco crop on Thursday, August 18. In announcing leasing of the ware houses, Francis Hicks said the De partment of Agriculture has assigned government graders to serve at the . market and that every effort will be made to secure the high dollar for tobacco sold on the market. Mr. Hicks invites tobacco farmers in Chowan County an surrounding counties to sell their tobacco on the Windsor market. Guest Speaker At Church Group Meeting The Noman’s Missionary Society of Warwick church met at the church Thursday afternoon. A feature of the program was an address by Mrs. Lloyd Smith of Lakewood, California, , She discussed the pioneer work of Southern Baptists in California. Mrs. Smith is the former Miss Elnora Copeland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benford Copeland off upper Chowan County, and a. former member of Warwick Church. Her address was both informing and inspiring. ROTARY MEETS TODAY Edenton’s Rotary Club will meat in the Parish House today (Thursday) at 1 o’clock. * George Twiddy, new president of the club, urges all mem bers to attend. ' IMPROVING Mrs. Rudy Parks and Mrs. Irvin i Spivey of the Gliden community, who \ have been seriously ill are improving. be engaged in producing tobacco in two or more communities or counties. The legislation authorizing quotas on the 1950 and subsequent crops al so provides for price support loans at 90 percent of the parity price if marketing quotas are continued,” said Mr. Price. “This is your opportunity, tobacco farmers, to make your opin ion count in shaping the future course of flue-cured tobacco production. Quotas cannot be in effect unless ap proved by the growers themselves. ‘,The decision on marketing quotas is one for you and other producers of tobacco to make, question vitally af fects you . The decision of producers will be final. We urged you to take part in making this decision. Go to your polling places on Saturday, July 23, and cast your vote. Vote your own way, ai.C by all means vote!” The polls will open at 8 o’clock A. M., and close at 7 P. M. Voting places in Chowan county will be as follows: Edenton and Yeopim communities will vote at the court house. Macedonia and Rocky Hock com munities will vote at Grover Cale’s store. Center Hill and Ryland communities will vote at T. L Evans’ store. Albemarle League Games Far Behind Meeting of Representa tives Held In Eden ton Saturday Continuous rain has played havoc with games played in the Albemarle league, so that quite a few games must be played to catch up with the regular schedule. In an effort to iron out a schedule for the rained-out games, representatives of the teams in the league met Saturday after noon in the Court House. Howard B. Gaylord, president of the league, stated that he was not concerned when the rained-out games were played so long as it was satis factory to the teams concerned. Mr. Gaylord also read the list of payments made into the league, which showed a few had not paid up to date. He also informed the represent atives that he was setting a deadline for a complete roster of salaries and addresses of all players. Warwick Vacation Bible School Closes A most successful vacation Bible school was held at Warwick last week. Under the supervision of Prin cipal Ralph Harrell, the pastor, the Rev. Paul Lemons and a most able and cooperative faculty much effec tive work was done. The enrollment was 129, with an average attendance 125. There were 13 professions. The school closed with a very in teresting commencement exercise Friday evening. Sunday School fam ilies and others gave the faculty and youngsters a delightful picnic lunch at noon Friday. WARD CLUB MEETS The Ward’s Home Demonstration Club met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. A. D. Ward, Sr. Miss Colwell gave an unusually interesting demon stration on selecting silver, crystal and china. 32 Boys And Girls Are i- ibd Cross Swim Classes Quarterly Conference At Methodist Church Next Sunday Night Although Sunday night services have been called off at the Methodist Church during the summer, a night service will be held next Sunday when the third and fourth quarterly con ference of the church will be held, starting at 8 o’clock. District Superintendent J. H. Miller of Elizabeth City will preach, after which the conference will be held. All organizations of the church are ex pected to present their reports. Rotary Committees NamedJy Twiddy Groups Are Announced At Meeting Held Thursday George S. Twiddy, who was recent ly installed president of the Edenton Rotary Club, at last week’s meeting of the club, announced the appoint . ment of various committees to serve during his administration. Aside from Mr. Twiddy, the officers of the club are: Vice president, the Rev. W. L. Freeman; C. W. Overman, secre tary-treasurer; Maynard Perry, ser geant-at-arms; directors, George S. Twiddy, J. E. Wood, Gilliam Wood, John A. Holmes, R. N. Hines and L. A. Patterson. The various committees follow: Aims and Objects—George S. Twid dy, chairman; W. L. Freeman, P. S. McMullan, Joe Conger, Jr., and John W. Graham. Club Service —W. L. Freeman, chairman, R. N. Hines, Thomas By rum, George Crawford, Marvin Wil son, Bill Cozart, Robert Marsh, J. L. Chestnutt and Jack Mooney. Vocational Service—P. S. McMul lan, chairman, R. F. Elliott, William Holmes, Frank Holmes and David Holton. International Service John W. Graham, chairman, W. B. Rosevear, F. L. Larson and John A. Holmes. Community Service Joe Conger, Jr,, chairman, Charles Wales, W. I. Hart, L. E. Bunch, John A. Kramer and Robert Smith. Employer-Employee—R. F. Elliott, chairman. International Forums—W. B. Rose vear, chairman, and L. A. Patterson. Youth Charles Wales, chairman, and Meredith Jones. Program Thomas Byrum, chair continued on Page Six) W. M. Rhoades New Sachem Os Red Men Group of Officers In stalled at Meeting Monday Night Officers for a six-month term were installed Monday night for Chowan Tribe of Red Men, the group of of ficers being installed by J. Edwin Bufflap, deputy Great Sachem for the tribe. Willard M. Rhoades is the new sachem' succeeding Leroy Skinner. The officers installed were: Pro phet, Leroy Skinner; sachem, Willard M. Rhoades; senior sagamore, M. L. Flynn; junior sagmore, Horace White. Mr, Rhoades announced the follow ing appointments, all of whom were also installed: first sanpap, William Adams; second sannap, John Brabble; warriors, Pete Manning, Harold Davis, Lonnie Harrell and Henry Al len Bunch; braves, W. C. Hollowell, Jr., H. E. Langdale, Hilliard Bunch and Charles H. Bufflap; guard of the 1 wigwam, Carl Keeter; guard of the forest, William E. Barrow. Daily Vacation Bible School At Evans Church Beginning next Monday morning a 1 daily vacation Bible School will be ' held at the Evans Methodist Church, ; of which the Rev. E. R. Meekins is ' pastor. The school will be in session from ' 9 to 11 o’clock each morning from ' Monday through Friday and will be • in charge of Miss Helen Evans. All ! children in the community are invited ■ to attend. $2.00 Per Year. Lessons Being Taught Daily at Marine Pool TRANSPORTED Peter Carlton Instruc tor, With West By rum Assisting Thirty-two boys and girls from eleven years old and upwards have enrolled for the beginners swimming classes sponsored by the Chowan County Red Cross Water Safety Com mittee. The facilities of the Marine Corps mammoth combat training pool have been made available through the , commanding officer, Colonel R. E. Hopper, who is an enthusiastic be liever in training youngsters to swim as soon as possible, thereby helping to lessen water accidents. The children are taken by bus to and from the pool without any cost to them under the supervision of the County Red Cross Chapter. Geddes B. Potter, chairman of the organiza tion, expressed regret that the classes had to be limited to 32, due to the lack of facilities and instructors. The children are led through a gradual process of psychological water conditioning beginning with simple drills and games. They will be certified as beginners and certificated by the American Red Cross as soon as they pass certain fundamental skills including breath holding, rhyth mic breathing, prone float, prone glide, back float, back glide, kick glide (back and front), arm stroke, fin ning, change of direction, turning over, leveling off, jump into deep water, jump into waist deep water, plain front dive. According to pre vious records in these training courses, the majority of the students will successfully complete the course. Presently enrolled are: Harold Bunch, Janis Comer, Bill! Eason, Dare Edmonson, John Foxwell, Bobby Gray, Jane Harrell, G. A. Hollowell, Fay Haste, Chrystal Haste, Ann Jackson, Stacey Lamb, Betsy Ashely, Emma Jean Morgan, William Moore, Bobbie Perry, Douglas Spruill, Max ine Spruill, Dorothy Street, Barbara Jean Spencer, Lillian Whiteman, Joyce Wright, Fay Wright, Rose Wheeler, Lynn Perry, Gene Saunders, Betty Rowell, Josephine Wright, Jack Williford, Shirley Williams, Terry Wright, James Cames. Water Safety Instructor Peter Carl ton expressed satisfaction with the first three sessions. W. W. Byrum, Jr., who is a Red Cross life saver and chairman of the Home Service Corn- Chapter, is assisting with the classes. New Sanitarian Takes Over Duties In Chowan County R. T. Daniels Succeeds R. L. Griggs, Who Goes to Bertie R. T. Daniels, sanitarian with the Pasquotank-Perquimans-Camden-Cho wan District Health Department, be gan his duties in Chowan County Monday. Mr. Daniels succeeds R. L. Griggs, the latter being assigned to the Ber tie County Health Department Mr. Daniels is formerly from Rocky Mount and for the past year has been employed as sanitarian with the Pasquotank - Perquimans - Camden Health Department. Mr. Daniels is married and has two children. At present he is residing in Elizabeth City and will continue liv ing there until living quarters can be located in Edenton. Mrs. H. N. Ward Breaks Hip As Result Os Fall Mrs. H. N Ward, 83, mother of Ernest and Julian Ward, had the misfortune Friday to break her hip. The accident happened at the home of Ernest Ward, With whom 3he is living at present, when she started to sit down and missed the chair. Mrs. Ward was taken to Chowan Hospital, where an X-ray picture re vealed the fracture and she was later taken to the Albemarle Hospital in Elizabeth City. Latest reports are to the effect that she is making satis factory progress.
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